Originally Posted by
playwme
I'd spend your money on a cheap generator instead and a couple of cheapie orbital sanders. XU1 brand powertools from Bunnings are actually reasonable quality considering they are $22 each. 12 month replacement warranty so really no reason not to. Sanders, heat guns, hammer drills, angle grinders all do 90% of what a $100 tool will and you can throw them around without fear of breaking an expensive tool. I'll often buy 3 drills so no drill bit changes needed when doing a job. 1 angle grinder with a cutting disc, 1 with a grinding disc, 1 with a wire brush. Makes jobs easier.
Plus you'll be able to plug a couple flouro's into the Genny as well. Don't buy those 500watt halogen worklights on a stand. They suck the juice, the bulbs blow all the the time and they throw out a heap of heat. An old flouro light hanging close over the job gives a better light and a single flouro tube only sucks 18W. You can put one upright on a stand for getting good light on the side of the car as well. I used to reassemble cars in the spare spray booth in winter cause it was warmer than the workshop and the light was brilliant.
Also roughly $500 for a sparky to wire up a caravan plug on the outside and hook it into the exisiting fluros and power points, Im still doing my research, if need be Ill get by with a battery powered orb ital until I can get a generator, other way is a take panels off n take em home n sand them there on my deck.
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